If ali fought today he would be considered boring.

[shadeyfizzle]

It's funny how you would consider Ali boring. how many other fighters can say that on 5 different occasions he was in the fight of the year. 1964 against Liston, 71' & 75' against Frazier, 74' against Foreman, and 78' against Spinks. Just because you want blood and guts, but this man was athletic, skilled, and has one of the fastest hands in heavyweight history. Plus Ali had more great fights that were exciting. Just as much I can enjoy a knockdown drag out but I can also appreciate a skilled fighter breaking his opponent down. Do you consider Gene Tunney boring? There style is very similar. Do your research next time before you put something out like this.

How ironic you point to the 5 fights of the year to point out ali was exciting and yet they were all knockdown dragouts. And with the exception of foreman all against men his owb size.

Look dude....Ali in his prime was no more than 208lbs at most and probably alot smaller if he wanted to. Thats a cruiserweight with no place at heavyweight by today's standards. his power is just not going to earn the respect of 250lb fighters and up that dominate today's heavyweight scene when he wasnt even considered a big puncher in his own era. Him fighting today would look like haye vs valuev every fight because he would have to outbox and outpoiint every behemoth like the klits and areolas.

[STRUGG]

nope..........ali was exciting as ****..................unlike f@gweather who doesnt back his **** up........

[cupocity303]

Are there any periods during his career when Wlad was entertaining....

No.............

[2501]

Your reasoning for this is because the heavyweights of today are bigger, but the aren't as agile my friend. Ali would have a FIELD day with their slow reflexes and plotting bodies. Ali fought as if he was a middleweight with his movement and combinations. And when he fought a bigger, stronger Foreman when he obviously was the latter, he let Foreman tire himself out by allowing him to tee off.

[tangalog2200]

Your reasoning for this is because the heavyweights of today are bigger, but the aren't as agile my friend. Ali would have a FIELD day with their slow reflexes and plotting bodies. Ali fought as if he was a middleweight with his movement and combinations. And when he fought a bigger, stronger Foreman when he obviously was the latter, he let Foreman tire himself out by allowing him to tee off.

ali and the word boring do not rhyme...

never will...

[BrotherDudeJack]

Horrible thread..1 star, will not browse again.

[GF of Boxing]

The gaps in the timelines you just pointed to, prove that he wasn't a exciting fighter on a consistent basis. 71, 75, 78 already were the past-prime, post-prison days.

You only pointed to one 60's fight vs Liston, and even that one wasn't that exciting on it's merits. There was more excitement reading about it, that Ali's eye might've been poisoned by Liston's gloves than anything that went on in the ring. Or the post-fight celebration from Ali.

But 5 of his fights were voted fight of the year. So he can not be that boring. To average boxing fan I can sort of see what they are talking about because they don't know what they are watching....Of course Ali was not the most exciting fighter but to sit there and say that he was boring is totally incorrect. Then you might as well say that Wladamir put people into a coma. I don't knock Wladamir. He does what he got to do to win and I don't
trash him. But back to Ali, just go back 50 years and try to find a fighter who has been in 5 fight of the years. Arturo Gatti hasn't been in five and he was one of the most exciting fighters in the last 25 years.

[shadeyfizzle]

Your reasoning for this is because the heavyweights of today are bigger, but the aren't as agile my friend. Ali would have a FIELD day with their slow reflexes and plotting bodies. Ali fought as if he was a middleweight with his movement and combinations. And when he fought a bigger, stronger Foreman when he obviously was the latter, he let Foreman tire himself out by allowing him to tee off.

Yes he would have a field day with the bigger slower fighters but it would be considered boring by todays standards. Similar to haye v klit or haye v valuev without the ability to hurt opponents.

[SWEETSCIENCE100]

you have no idea what the hell your talking about. the klitscho bros are the most boring heavyweights to date, in history. They cant even sell PPV, THAT SAYS IT ALL RIGHT THERE.

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[King Ju-Ju]

ali was a beast. get ya **** right b4 u talk man.